Dark Cherry Pie Filling

By Love2cook_

Use water packed dark cherries only

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 T cornstarch
• 2 cans Red Tart Cherries
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• 1 T butter
• 2 crusts for 9" pie

Preparation

Step 1

400 degrees. Drain the cherries reserving 1 can of juice. Set aside cherries. In saucepan, stir reserved juice in the combined cornstarch and sugar. Cook medium heat, stirring till thickened. Remove from heat, add extract and gently stir in cherries. Add to pie crust, top with butter and top crust, seal and vent. Bake 30-40 mins to desired crust color.